According to Mercom India Research, India installed a record 10 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in calendar year 2021, a 212% increase year over year. According to the report titled ‘Annual 2021 India Solar Market Update,’ the country installed 3.2 GW of solar power in 2020 and the cumulative solar installed capacity in India was at 49 GW by the end of December 2021.
“India added a record 10 GW of solar in 2021, the highest ever in a year. Solar accounted for 62% of new power capacity additions in 2021, the largest share of power capacity ever,” it said.
During the year, large-scale solar projects accounted for 83% of installations and saw a 230% year-on-year (y-o-y) surge. Rooftop installations registered a y-o-y increase of 138% in 2021. Rajasthan, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were the top three states for cumulative large-scale solar capacity accounting for 50% of the installations in the country as of December 2021.
Source: IBEF
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